The real estate market was BOOMING in 2020 and the same was true for our real estate closing practice. Attorney T.R. Smith and Paralegal Lyndsey Stortz more than...
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Don’t Miss The Homestead Filing Deadline!
The deadline for filing for the Florida Homestead Tax Exemption is March 1, 2020. If you purchased a new primary residence in 2019, don’t assume the closing agent...
Real Estate Contract Victory
This past June (2018), Mackey Law Group lawyers were in court again, trying a hotly contested real estate related case. See the below portion of the 19-page Sarasota...
The Proof is in the Paperwork: How Trying to Evict
If you are a landlord and a tenant has violated his lease; but, refuses to leave, you want them removed as quickly as possible to restart positive cash...
Florida’s Homestead Law Protects Spouses and Minor Children
This is our second blog in a series of three discussing Florida’s homestead laws. Florida provides broad protection for homeowners of a primary residence in the state. The...
Florida’s Homestead Property Tax Exemption
Florida provides broad protection for homeowners via its homestead exemption laws. There are three general types of homestead exemptions under Florida law: Exemption from forced sale before and at...
Splitting-Up Property
People, even husbands, wives, and relatives, often own property with others; whether it is a home or a vehicle. And it is typical that one owner pays more...
You Need to Hire a Lawyer if You are Buying
Whether you are Buying or Selling real estate in Florida, you should hire an attorney to represent you. In the standard Florida real estate contract, the party paying...